June 8, 2024 – LG Day 8 – All Hail Daddy Brad
- Brush: Maggard Timberwolf Synthetic 24mm
- Razor: Gillette Gold Ball-End Tech
- Blade: Gillette Nacet (1)
- Lather: Maggard Razors – Mango Sage Tea
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps – Bell Ringer
- Fragrance: Zingari Man – The Brewer
This shave hurt way more than it should have. Things that may have set me up for failure include, but are not limited to: hours between showering and shaving, having just done yardwork and probably actively sweating, the mid lather that this soap makes, and yesterday’s ATG shave. I used my Tech because it’s the mildest razor I own by far, and though it felt gentle while shaving, I started getting a burning feeling even before I put on the SBS splash. Then the burning got much worse, which isn’t something I typically experience with even the highest alcohol-content splashes. I love Maggard Razors. I just wish TTFFC made a higher quality soap for them (even though the lather wasn’t the only contributor to my pain today). The scent is nice, though. Tropical with herbal undertones, creating a balanced fragrance rather than the juice bombs out there that seem to mimic the NEIPAs I unabashedly enjoy. But I really wanted to double down on the mango. Transport myself to a magical tropical island, sitting in a pool of Newman’s Own Mango Tango “juice,” my favorite beverage as a kid. That’s where Bell Ringer comes in – sweet and juicy, unapologetic and indulgent. Remember those NEIPAs I mentioned? That’s where The Brewer comes in. I’ve already been called out as sus for feeling like my impulsively-purchased tub is redundant when I have a tub of Bell Ringer around, but the frag really captures the essence of a hazy, juicy IPA, the beverage I’d have in hand today if I were on that aforementioned tropical island. Cheers. #FOF
I’ve compiled the details of all my shaving purchases (not including second-hand/zaar, fragrances, the Maggard meet this year, or prizes/gifts) in one fairly-easy-to-read spreadsheet. It seems that the largest purchase, both monetarily and in number of products, was on 5/7/2022 in preparation for that year’s Lather Games, when I was just starting to get into the hobby. $93.19 for ten samples and three tubs of soap. Nothing too crazy or impressive. What I struggle to fully comprehend, however, is why I had three separate purchases that May. I can understand the late-May purchase, probably taking advantage of a sale, as well as likely having some FOMO or realizing I missed something I needed for the games. But the sample purchase just two days before this one? What was going on there, past me?? Total of 15 purchases in a little over two years of the hobby, 8 of which were from Maggard Razors. Plus, let’s not forget the Big Soap Sale TM of May 2021, where I was overwhelmed with an inheritance of products that I sold when my nose was very sus and my knowledge of the hobby was approximately zero. RIP to the APR soaps, C&H brushes (under the TDR name), as well as several products that I’ve since realized I love and should never have sold. Here’s an old version of the original sale spreadsheet for anyone who wants to bask in my idiocy.